Riz Ahmed
Herec, Producent, Scénárista, Režisér
1. prosince 1982 (43 let)
Rizwan "Riz" Ahmed (Urdu pronunciation: [ɾɪzˌwɑːnˈɛɦˌməd̪]; born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. In 2017, he was named in the Time Listing of the most influential people in the world.
After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He had his break-out role in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.
As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons.
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After studying acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Ahmed began his acting career with independent films such as The Road to Guantanamo (2006), Shifty (2008), Four Lions (2010), Trishna (2011), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012). He had his break-out role in Nightcrawler (2014), which led to roles in the 2016 big-budget films Jason Bourne and Rogue One. For starring as a young man accused of murder in the HBO miniseries The Night Of (2016), Ahmed won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. He received another Emmy nomination in the same year for his guest role in Girls. He went on to play Carlton Drake in the superhero film Venom (2018) and a drummer who loses his hearing in the drama film Sound of Metal (2019). The latter earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He produced, co-wrote, and starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020), which earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.
As a rapper, Ahmed is a member of the Swet Shop Boys and has earned critical acclaim with the hip hop albums Microscope and Cashmere and commercial success featuring in the Billboard 200 chart-topping Hamilton Mixtape, with his song "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)" winning an MTV Video Music Award. His second studio album, The Long Goodbye, was accompanied by a short film of the same name, which won him the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.
As an activist, Ahmed is known for his political rap music, has been involved in raising awareness and funds for Rohingya and Syrian refugee children, and has advocated 'BAME' representation at the House of Commons.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Riz Ahmed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows · as Severus Snape |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · as Severus Snape |
| 2026 | Bait · as Shah Latif |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Severus Snape |
| 2026 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · as Severus Snape |
| 2025 | Hamlet · as Hamlet |
| 2025 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · as Severus Snape |
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme · as Prince Farouk |
| 2024 | Relay · as Ash |
| 2023 | Fingernails · as Amir |
| 2023 | Dammi · as Mounir |
| 2023 | Nimona · as Ballister Boldheart (voice) |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Encounter · as Malik Khan |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli · as Zed |
| 2020 | The Long Goodbye · as Riz |
| 2019 | Sound of Metal · as Ruben Stone |
| 2019 | Weathering with You · as Detective Takai |
| 2018 | Venom · as Carlton Drake / Riot |
| 2018 | The Sisters Brothers · as Hermann Kermit WarmNa Plexu |
| 2016 | Una · as ScottNa Plexu |
| 2016 | The OA · as Elias Rahim |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · as Bodhi Rook |
| 2016 | City of Tiny Lights · as Tommy Akhtar |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne · as Aaron Kalloor |
| 2016 | The Night Of · as Nasir 'naz' Khan |
| 2014 | Nightcrawler · as Rick |
| 2013 | Out of Darkness · as Male |
| 2013 | Closed Circuit · as Nazrul Sharma |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist · as Changez |
| 2012 | Ill Manors · as Aaron |
| 2012 | Girls · as Paul-Louis |
| 2011 | Day of the Falcon · as AliNa Plexu |
| 2011 | The Fades · as Neil |
| 2011 | Trishna · as JayNa Plexu |
| 2010 | Four Lions · as OmarNa Plexu |
| 2010 | Centurion · as TarakNa Plexu |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales · as Joseph |
| 2009 | Rage · as Vijay |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Freefall · as Gary |
| 2008 | Dead Set · as Riq Rahman |
| 2008 | Shifty · as Shifty |
| 2008 | Wired · as Manesh KunzruNa Plexu |
| 2007 | Britz · as Sohail Wahid |
| 2007 | Britz · as Sohail |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 · as Yosri |
| 2006 | Banglatown Banquet · as Razual |
| 2006 | The Road to Guantanamo · as Shafiq |
| 2026 | Bait · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Defiance: Fighting the Far Right · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Mustache · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Joyland · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Moshari · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | You Resemble Me · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Flee · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Sound of Metal · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2014 |
| 2014 |
| 2026 | Bait · as Created By |
| 2020 | Mogul Mowgli · as Story |
| 1998 | Comedy Lab · as Creator |